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Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate of Barasat Court in North 24-Parganas district Chaitali Chattopadhyay sentenced the four to life imprisonment for murdering Rafiq Ahmed, at whose house Burman was confined for eight days after being abducted on July 23, 2001. Sirajul Mallik, Pintu Mallik, Belu Mondal and Nazrul Mondal were sentenced after being convicted yesterday by the judge for the murder under section 302 of IPC apart from other charges like conspiracy. Ahmed was murdered on July 17, 2002, after he turned a key prosecution witness in the case.
Aftab Ansari, sentenced to death in the American Center shootout that left five policemen dead, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a city court on May 21, 2009 for conspiring to kidnap Burman for ransom. It was claimed that Rs 3.75 crore was paid as ransom to get him released.
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